Ces exercices stratégies de lecture s’appuient sur un récit court et sur un article de presse. Tu passeras de l’observation du document à la recherche d’informations, puis à l’inférence et à la justification par des citations.
Les exercices
Exercices stratégies de lecture : le texte support
Lis d’abord ce récit. Il sert aux exercices 2 à 9 et 11.
The Last Train
§1 The station was almost empty when Maya arrived. A cold wind swept along the platform, carrying old newspapers and the smell of rain. She checked the board again: the last train to Glasgow was delayed by forty minutes. She sighed, pulled her scarf tighter and sat on a bench, her suitcase between her knees.
§2 An old man was sitting at the other end of the bench. He was holding a small wooden box on his lap, as if it contained something precious. Every few minutes he lifted the lid, looked inside and smiled.
§3 “Going home?” he asked without looking at her. “Leaving home,” Maya answered. She had not told anyone yet, not even her mother. Her new job in Glasgow started on Monday, and she felt both excited and terrified.
§4 The man opened his box and showed her what was inside: a pile of yellowed train tickets. “Sixty years of journeys,” he said. “Every one of them was frightening at first.” When the train finally appeared in the darkness, Maya stood up, and for the first time that evening, she was not afraid.
Associe chaque début de document à son type : a. a poem – b. a recipe – c. a newspaper headline – d. an advertisement – e. a novel extract – f. a letter.
- Floods hit northern England: thousands evacuated
- Dear Sam, thanks a lot for your postcard from Rome!
- Chapter 3. She opened the door slowly and listened.
- Buy one, get one free! Only this weekend!
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- The city sleeps beneath a silver moon / And whispers to the empty streets
Associe chaque paragraphe à son idée principale (a à d), puis choisis le meilleur titre pour l’ensemble.
a. A mysterious box is revealed. – b. Maya waits alone in a cold station. – c. A stranger is introduced. – d. Maya reveals that she is leaving.
- §1
- §2
- §3
- §4
- Best title for the whole text: a. A Delayed Train – b. A Lesson in Courage – c. The Wooden Box Thief
Réponds brièvement en anglais.
- Where is Maya going?
- How long is the train delayed?
- What is the old man holding?
- When does Maya’s new job start?
- What is inside the box?
- How many years of journeys does the box represent?
Classe ces mots du texte dans le bon champ lexical : A. the weather – B. travel – C. emotions.
- wind
- platform
- terrified
- rain
- suitcase
- excited
- tickets
- cold
- journeys
- afraid
Donne le sens français de chaque mot.
- actually
- eventually
- a library
- sensible
- to pretend
- a delay
- currently
- to attend
- The station was crowded.
- The weather was warm.
- Maya’s mother knows about her new job.
- The old man treasures his box.
- Maya has mixed feelings about her new life.
- At the end, Maya feels more confident.
Choisis le sens le plus probable de chaque mot du texte.
- swept (§1) : a. balayait – b. chantait – c. s’arrêtait
- sighed (§1) : a. a crié – b. a soupiré – c. a ri
- lap (§2) : a. les genoux – b. la poche – c. l’épaule
- lid (§2) : a. le couvercle – b. la clé – c. la poignée
- yellowed (§4) : a. neufs – b. jaunis – c. déchirés
- terrified (§3) : a. ravie – b. terrifiée – c. fatiguée
Réponds en anglais en une ou deux phrases.
- Why does Maya pull her scarf tighter?
- Why do you think the old man smiles when he looks into his box?
- Why is Maya’s answer “Leaving home” surprising?
- What is the old man’s message to Maya?
- What could the train appearing in the darkness symbolise?
Remets les événements dans l’ordre du récit.
- Maya sits on a bench.
- The old man shows his tickets.
- Maya checks the board.
- The train appears.
- The old man asks a question.
- Maya stands up.
Lis cet article puis réponds en anglais.
Late-night reading: town library tries 24-hour opening
From next Monday, Northfield Central Library will stay open around the clock for a six-month trial. The decision follows a survey of 2,300 students, 68% of whom said they had nowhere quiet to work at night. Security staff will be on duty, and the café on the ground floor will serve free hot drinks after midnight. “We want the library to be a safe place for everyone,” explained the manager, Helen Brooks. Some residents, however, worry about the cost, which is estimated at £120,000.
- What type of document is it?
- How long will the trial last?
- How many students took part in the survey?
- What percentage of them had nowhere quiet to work at night?
- What will the café offer after midnight?
- Who is Helen Brooks?
- Why are some residents worried?
Complète la grille à propos de The Last Train, en anglais.
- Who are the characters?
- Where does the scene take place?
- When does it take place (moment of the day)?
- What is Maya’s problem at the beginning?
- What has changed at the end?
En 80 à 100 mots, explique en anglais comment les sentiments de Maya évoluent dans le texte. Respecte ce plan :
- Décris son état au début, avec une citation.
- Explique ce qu’elle ressent en parlant de son départ, avec une citation.
- Montre le rôle du vieil homme.
- Décris son état à la fin, avec une citation.
- Utilise au moins deux formules : This shows that, We can infer that, The word … suggests that.
